MajorMantra
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Edinburgh
Searching on the Team Carbon turns up lots of speculation but not many opinions from owners. Anyone here got one?
I am (hopefully) working up to buying a nice road bike that fits me better than my current one and which is nice and light. The Boardman looks appealing because it weighs just 8kg and has the SRAM Rival group which sounds rather good. I've never ridden an SRAM-equipped bike but from a quick fondle in a shop the shifting action is quite nice. As is the fact that it supposedly weighs less than Ultegra SL.
Problems I see are:
1. Getting one: how would one go about this in Scotland? The 'reserve and collect' option shows none in stock anywhere in Edinburgh (hardly a surprise since none of the Halfords here are listed as bike shops) and there doesn't seem to be the option to order one. Do they actually want to sell these anywhere except the south of England? In fact, from playing with the stock checker, very few places have them. Hmmm...
2. Sizing: I think I'd probably want the 54cm TT version, which is the smallest they do. That makes me slightly nervous. I mean, I'm average height (5'9") and I seem to find my Cannondale with a 56cm TT a little stretched and my 54cm fixed rather more comfortable - isn't it a little odd that they don't appear to cater to anyone much shorter than me? Am I missing something?
3. The rear spoke nipples problem: I've read lots of comments about this but it seems no one ever got Halfords/Bikehut/Boardman to admit there was a problem here. Is it easily curable?
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Matthew
I am (hopefully) working up to buying a nice road bike that fits me better than my current one and which is nice and light. The Boardman looks appealing because it weighs just 8kg and has the SRAM Rival group which sounds rather good. I've never ridden an SRAM-equipped bike but from a quick fondle in a shop the shifting action is quite nice. As is the fact that it supposedly weighs less than Ultegra SL.
Problems I see are:
1. Getting one: how would one go about this in Scotland? The 'reserve and collect' option shows none in stock anywhere in Edinburgh (hardly a surprise since none of the Halfords here are listed as bike shops) and there doesn't seem to be the option to order one. Do they actually want to sell these anywhere except the south of England? In fact, from playing with the stock checker, very few places have them. Hmmm...
2. Sizing: I think I'd probably want the 54cm TT version, which is the smallest they do. That makes me slightly nervous. I mean, I'm average height (5'9") and I seem to find my Cannondale with a 56cm TT a little stretched and my 54cm fixed rather more comfortable - isn't it a little odd that they don't appear to cater to anyone much shorter than me? Am I missing something?
3. The rear spoke nipples problem: I've read lots of comments about this but it seems no one ever got Halfords/Bikehut/Boardman to admit there was a problem here. Is it easily curable?
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Matthew